1975-1976 St. Louis Blues team stats

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1975-1976 St. Louis Blues: 29-37-14
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 20-12-8 (154 goals scored, 125 allowed) Road record: 9-25-6 (95 goals scored, 165 allowed) Head Coaches: Garry Young (9-15-5), Lynn Patrick (3-5-0), Leo Boivin (17-17-9) Power Play: 55/298 (18.5%) Penalty Killing: 278/376 (73.9%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 21-3 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 173-189 249 goals scored (14th of 18 teams), 290 goals allowed (12th), 1274 PIM (5th) NHL Averages: 3.41 goals/game (272.9 goals/team), 1169.5 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
LW    25  Chuck Lefley         6'2   185   25   75   43   42   85   41   4   8  112   36   99   38  207  20.8  +15
C      7  Garry Unger          5'11  170   28   80   39   44   83   95  13   0  110   43   79   13  357  10.9   +1
C     19  Derek Sanderson      6'0   185   29   65   24   43   67   59   6   6   86   23   90   40  171  14.0  +13
RW    21  Bob MacMillan        5'11  185   23   80   20   32   52   41   2   1   88   20   83   28  151  13.2  +13
C      9  Red Berenson         6'0   185   36   72   20   27   47   47   9   2   72   40   80   37  171  11.7  -11
RW    17  Jerry Butler         6'0   180   24   66   17   24   41   75   1   0   56    9   56    9  154  11.0    0
RW    12  Claude Larose        6'0   180   33   67   13   25   38   48   3   0   61   11   44    1  169   7.7   +7
RW    16  Pierre Plante        6'1   190   24   74   14   19   33   77   5   0   53   14   61    0  125  11.2  -22
D     23  Bob Hess             5'11  180   20   78    9   23   32   58   2   2  106   27   98   22  117   7.7   +3
D      4  Bruce Affleck        6'0   205   21   80    4   26   30   20   3   0   92   17  112   40  100   4.0   +3
LW    27  Ted Irvine           6'2   195   31   69   10   13   23   80   2   0   41    5   50    2  105   9.5  -12
LW    18  Floyd Thomson        6'0   190   26   58    8   10   18   25   0   0   28    2   33    3   71  11.3   -4
C     20  Wayne Merrick        6'1   195   23   19    7    8   15    0   1   0   17    4   15    2   56  12.5    0
C      6  Larry Patey          6'1   185   22   53    8    6   14   26   2   1   22    4   35    5   80  10.0  -12
D      3  Bob Gassoff          5'10  195   22   80    1   12   13  306   0   0   73    2  106   27  100   1.0   -8
D      5  Bob Plager           5'11  195   32   63    3    8   11   90   0   1   66    3   86   40   43   7.0  +17
D      2  Rick Smith           5'11  190   27   24    1    7    8   18   0   0   28    5   35   14   32   3.1   +2
D      8  Barclay Plager       5'11  175   34   64    0    8    8   67   0   0   42    3   78   33   32   0.0   -6
D     22  Rick Wilson          6'1   195   25   65    1    6    7   20   1   0   36    2   63   19   44   2.3  -10
LW    26  Dave Hrechkosy       6'2   195   18   13    3    3    6    0   1   0   12    4    6    0   20  15.0   +2
LW    11  Bert Wilson          6'0   178   26   45    2    3    5   47   0   0    8    0   16    2   25   8.0   -6
C     26  Brian Ogilvie        5'11  186   23    9    2    1    3    2   0   0    3    0    4    0   14  14.3   -1
G     30  Yves Belanger        5'11  170   23   31    0    2    2    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    10  Bruce Cowick         6'1   200   24    5    0    0    0    2   0   0    1    0    0    0    3   0.0   +1
G     30  Gilles Gratton       5'11  160   23    6    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW     6  Rick Bourbonnais     6'0   186   20    7    0    0    0    8   0   0    1    0    2    0    5   0.0   -1
D     24  Jamie Masters        6'1   190   20    7    0    0    0    0   0   0    4    0    1    1    1   0.0   +4
C     15  Mitch Babin          6'2   195   21    8    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    1    2    0    2   0.0   -2
G     30  Ed Staniowski        5'9   170   20   11    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Eddie Johnston       6'0   190   40   38    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   30  Gilles Gratton       23    6   265   11  2.49   2   0   2  140   .921   0   0
G   30  Ed Staniowski        20   11   620   33  3.19   5   3   2  337   .902   0   0
G    1  Eddie Johnston       40   38  2152  130  3.62  11  17   9 1012   .872   1   1
G   30  Yves Belanger        23   31  1763  113  3.85  11  17   1  969   .883   2   0

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1975 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  2   27  G    Ed Staniowski            219          Regina Pats (WCHL)                 
  2   36  D    Jamie Masters             33          Ottawa 67's (OHA)                    [pick acquired from PHI]
  4   63  RW   Rick Bourbonnais          71          Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  5   81  C    Jim Gustafson                         Victoria Cougars (WCHL)            
  6   99  D    Jack Brownschidle        494          Notre Dame (NCAA)                  
  7  117  LW   Doug Lindskog                     2   University of Michigan (NCAA)      
  8  135  D    Dick Lamby                22          Salem State College (NCAA)         
  9  151  G    Dave McNab                            University of Wisconsin (NCAA)     

Traded draft picks:

#1 to MTL (Robin Sadler)
#3 to DET (Blair Davidson)
#12 to TOR (Jim Montgomery)
#13 to NYR (Steve Roberts)


Transactions

06-18-1975	traded John Davidson and Bill Collins to Rangers for Ted Irvine, Jerry Butler and Bert Wilson
06-18-1975	traded Craig Patrick, Denis Dupere and cash to Scouts for Lynn Powis and Kansas City's #2 pick in the 1976 draft
07-03-1975	purchased Gilles Gratton from Sabres
09-1975	signed Bernie MacNeil as a free agent
09-21-1975	traded Larry Sacharuk to Rangers for Bob MacMillan and future considerations
10-22-1975	purchased Rick Smith from Golden Seals
10-30-1975	traded Rangers' #1 pick in the 1977 draft to Rangers for Derek Sanderson
11-24-1975	traded Wayne Merrick to Golden Seals for Larry Patey and California's #3 pick in the 1977 draft
11-28-1975	Gilles Gratton retired
03-06-1976	traded Bert Wilson to Kings for the rights to Curt Brackenbury
03-09-1976	traded Rick Wilson (acq. 6/16/76) to Red Wings for Doug Grant
03-09-1976	traded California's #3 pick in the 1977 draft and St. Louis' #5 pick in the 1976 draft to Golden Seals for Dave Hrechkosy
03-24-1976	released Gilles Gratton
09-09-1976	signed Rod Seiling as a free agent
10-1976	claimed Gilles Marotte on waivers from Rangers

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/06/1976   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   5-2 
04/08/1976   at Buffalo Sabres            L   2-3 (OT)
04/09/1976   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   1-2 (OT)

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- LW 25 Chuck Lefley 6'2 185 25 2 2 1 3 0 0 1 C 9 Red Berenson 6'0 185 36 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 C 7 Garry Unger 5'11 170 28 3 2 1 3 7 0 0 LW 27 Ted Irvine 6'2 195 31 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 C 6 Larry Patey 6'1 185 22 3 1 1 2 2 1 0 D 23 Bob Hess 5'11 180 20 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 LW 26 Dave Hrechkosy 6'2 195 18 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 RW 21 Bob MacMillan 5'11 185 23 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 C 19 Derek Sanderson 6'0 185 29 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 D 2 Rick Smith 5'11 190 27 3 0 1 1 4 0 0 D 24 Jamie Masters 6'1 190 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 8 Barclay Plager 5'11 175 34 1 0 0 0 13 0 0 D 22 Rick Wilson 6'1 195 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 4 Bruce Affleck 6'0 205 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 17 Jerry Butler 6'0 180 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 3 Bob Gassoff 5'10 195 22 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 RW 12 Claude Larose 6'0 180 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 5 Bob Plager 5'11 195 32 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 16 Pierre Plante 6'1 190 24 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 G 30 Ed Staniowski 5'9 170 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 15 Mitch Babin 6'2 195 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Yves Belanger 5'11 170 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 6 Rick Bourbonnais 6'0 186 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 10 Bruce Cowick 6'1 200 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Gilles Gratton 5'11 160 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Eddie Johnston 6'0 190 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 20 Wayne Merrick 6'1 195 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 26 Brian Ogilvie 5'11 186 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 18 Floyd Thomson 6'0 190 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 11 Bert Wilson 6'0 178 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 30 Ed Staniowski 20 3 206 7 2.04 1 2 130 .946 0 0

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/08/1975 at Detroit Red Wings T 1-1 0-0-1 10/11/1975 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-7 0-1-1 10/14/1975 vs Kansas City Scouts W 5-1 1-1-1 10/16/1975 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-3 1-2-1 10/18/1975 vs Buffalo Sabres L 3-5 1-3-1 10/21/1975 vs Los Angeles Kings W 6-1 2-3-1 10/22/1975 at Atlanta Flames T 1-1 2-3-2 10/25/1975 vs Atlanta Flames W 7-3 3-3-2 10/29/1975 at New York Rangers L 1-3 3-4-2 10/30/1975 at Boston Bruins L 2-3 3-5-2 11/01/1975 vs Vancouver Canucks T 3-3 3-5-3 11/05/1975 at Minnesota North Stars W 4-1 4-5-3 11/06/1975 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 3-5 4-6-3 11/08/1975 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 3-3 4-6-4 11/09/1975 at Washington Capitals W 5-3 5-6-4 11/11/1975 vs New York Rangers W 5-3 6-6-4 11/15/1975 vs Washington Capitals W 9-2 7-6-4 11/18/1975 vs Minnesota North Stars L 1-5 7-7-4 11/22/1975 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-1 8-7-4 11/26/1975 vs Kansas City Scouts T 3-3 8-7-5 11/27/1975 at Kansas City Scouts L 2-3 8-8-5 11/29/1975 at New York Islanders L 2-8 8-9-5 11/30/1975 at New York Rangers L 2-5 8-10-5 12/02/1975 vs New York Islanders L 1-4 8-11-5 12/04/1975 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-4 8-12-5 12/06/1975 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 7-2 9-12-5 12/09/1975 at Vancouver Canucks L 3-5 9-13-5 12/10/1975 at Los Angeles Kings L 0-5 9-14-5 12/12/1975 at California Golden Seals L 2-5 9-15-5 12/14/1975 at Chicago Black Hawks W 4-3 10-15-5 12/17/1975 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-6 10-16-5 12/20/1975 vs New York Islanders L 1-7 10-17-5 12/21/1975 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-8 10-18-5 12/23/1975 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-4 10-19-5 12/27/1975 vs Vancouver Canucks W 4-2 11-19-5 01/02/1976 at Atlanta Flames L 1-7 11-20-5 01/03/1976 vs Minnesota North Stars W 3-2 12-20-5 01/06/1976 vs New York Rangers W 5-2 13-20-5 01/08/1976 vs Washington Capitals W 4-2 14-20-5 01/10/1976 at Minnesota North Stars L 0-2 14-21-5

Date Opponent Result Record 01/13/1976 vs Buffalo Sabres W 7-3 15-21-5 01/15/1976 at Atlanta Flames W 5-3 16-21-5 01/17/1976 vs Boston Bruins W 7-5 17-21-5 01/21/1976 at Kansas City Scouts W 4-2 18-21-5 01/24/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 1-2 18-22-5 01/25/1976 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-4 18-23-5 01/27/1976 vs Detroit Red Wings L 2-3 18-24-5 01/29/1976 vs New York Rangers L 3-6 18-25-5 01/31/1976 vs New York Islanders T 2-2 18-25-6 02/03/1976 vs California Golden Seals T 4-4 18-25-7 02/04/1976 at Kansas City Scouts T 3-3 18-25-8 02/06/1976 vs Vancouver Canucks W 5-3 19-25-8 02/07/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-8 19-26-8 02/10/1976 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-6 19-27-8 02/13/1976 at Washington Capitals W 2-0 20-27-8 02/14/1976 vs Atlanta Flames W 5-3 21-27-8 02/16/1976 vs California Golden Seals W 4-2 22-27-8 02/18/1976 at Los Angeles Kings T 2-2 22-27-9 02/21/1976 at Vancouver Canucks L 4-5 22-28-9 02/24/1976 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-6 22-29-9 02/26/1976 at Boston Bruins L 2-4 22-30-9 02/28/1976 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 2-2 22-30-10 02/29/1976 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-3 23-30-10 03/03/1976 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-4 23-31-10 03/06/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 7-4 24-31-10 03/07/1976 at Buffalo Sabres T 4-4 24-31-11 03/09/1976 at New York Islanders L 0-4 24-32-11 03/10/1976 at Toronto Maple Leafs T 2-2 24-32-12 03/13/1976 vs Kansas City Scouts W 5-3 25-32-12 03/14/1976 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-7 25-33-12 03/16/1976 vs Boston Bruins T 3-3 25-33-13 03/18/1976 at Detroit Red Wings L 3-6 25-34-13 03/21/1976 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-2 26-34-13 03/22/1976 at California Golden Seals L 1-7 26-35-13 03/25/1976 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-2 27-35-13 03/27/1976 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-3 28-35-13 03/30/1976 at Minnesota North Stars W 5-3 29-35-13 03/31/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings L 1-2 29-36-13 04/03/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 29-36-14 04/04/1976 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-7 29-37-14

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